It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that every school-age child deserves a school nurse who has a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and is licensed as a registered nurse through the state board of nursing. These requirements constitute minimal preparation needed to practice at the entry level of school nursing (American N...

The demographic profile of students in nursing schools is changing in relation to many different cultural backgrounds. Despite the potential for students with disabilities to enrich the nursing profession, nurse educators may be perpetuating historical attitudes, values, and practices that exclude students with disabilities from gaining admission or identifying themselves as people with disabil...

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between faculty research productivity and organizational structure in schools of nursing. The need for nursing research has been widely recognized by members of the nursing profession, yet comparatively few engage in conducting research. Although contextual variables have been investigated that facilitate or inhibit nursing research, th...

It is imperative to understand the factor that influence teaching competency. Therefore, it is necessary to study those that have an impact on the process of acquiring teaching competency. Competent nurse teachers have an important role in the achievement of nursing students and improving the quality of nursing education. However, few researches have focused specifically on the process of acqui...

This article aims to examine gender stereotypes in relation to men in nursing, discuss gender discrimination cases in nursing, and explore methods used for promoting equal educational opportunities during nursing studies. The literature review was based on related databases, such as CINAHL, Science Direct, MEDLINE, and EBSCO. Legal case studies are included in order to provide a more practical ...

BACKGROUND Academic incivility is a serious challenge for nursing education, which needs to be empirically measured and fully addressed. METHOD A convenience sample of nursing faculty and students from 20 schools of nursing in the United States participated in a mixed-methods study to test the psychometric properties of the Incivility in Nursing Education-Revised (INE-R) Survey. RESULTS A f...

1 Nurse Graduate, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo. Holder of a PIBIC/EEUSP scholarship. [email protected] 2 Nurse, PhD. Professor at the Collective Health Department, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo(EEUSP). São Paulo, SP, Brazil. [email protected] 3 Nurse, PhD. Professor at the Collective Health Department, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo(EEUSP). São Pau...

This paper tries to study the effective factors involving in social identity among high school students in Amol (Northern Iran) from three different viewpoints: Religion, family and national ones. This research is done by survey and questionnaire method. The sample were 372 Boys and girls. The findings show variables like self satisfaction, rationalization of affairs, and self-steastm influen...

On December 4th, 2010, the Nursing School of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul celebrated 60 years. After six decades, the institution is in good shape and recognized academically. Created in 1950, the School was a landmark, for it was the first Nursing School in the Southern Region of Brazil. However, maintain and expand it is a daily challenge for its faculty and staff. In 1966, the S...

Introduction: School nursing services should be evaluated through health and academic outcomes of students; however, it is observed that the number of studies in this field is limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of comprehensive school nursing services provided to 4th grade primary school students on academic performance of students. Methods: The quasi-experimental study wa...